JPH0811580B2 - Device for attaching a handle to a container - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container attachment device for automatically attaching a handle to a beverage container or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a slightly large container such as a beer can has a simple handle because it is inconvenient to carry and pour if it is in a tubular shape. Conventionally, this handle mounting is an unstable operation in which the handle mounting position is confirmed and the upper and lower latched parts of the container are engaged with the upper and lower latched parts of the container while bending the handle, so it is manually mounted. It had been.

[0003]

However, since the work efficiency of manual work is extremely low and the labor cost is soaring, it is desired to do this automatically.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a container attaching device for a container which can be surely attached to the container even if the handle has to be attached to the container while being bent. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the first means of the present invention is to provide elasticity to the hooked portions formed at the upper part and the lower part of the handle mounting position of the container.
A handle mounting device that engages locking claws formed on an upper part and a lower part of a handle to mount the handle on the container, and is a container holding device that holds a vertical position of an axial center of the container and is rotatable around the axial center. And facing the container held by this container holding device
And a container mounting position detecting device for detecting the container mounting position of the container and the container held by the container holding device.
Sides are disposed opposite to, provided a handle holder for holding freely movable in and tilted projecting and retracting the container side, the containers holding
Hold on container body held by holding device and handle holding device
Lifting mechanism that can lift at least one of the handles
The container holding device is equipped with the handle attachment position detection device.
Attached to the handle of a container that is held in place and rotated around its axis
The position is detected and used for the container hooked part and container handle holding device.
Stop the grip by holding it against the hook of the grip that is held.
Use the holding device to tilt the handle and use the upper hook and lower hook.
Place one of the retaining pawls on one of the containers to be hooked.
Facing downwards or downwards,
By raising and lowering one side,
Engage with one hooked part of the container, and further handle holding device
Tilt the handle to bring the other hooked part closer to the container.
So that the other hooking claw abuts the other hooked part
It is configured to be pushed open and engaged with the hooked portion .

[0006]

In the structure of the first means, first, the handle received in the upright posture by the handle holding device is tilted so that, for example, the upper latching pawl is located above the container into which it is carried,
Position the handle so that the upper hook of the handle is above the upper hooked portion of the container. Then, the container carried into the container holding device is held from above and below the axial center part, and then the container is rotated around the axial center to detect the handle mounting position of the container by the handle mounting position detecting device, Stop rotation and position. Further, the container held by the container holding device is raised, or the handle held by the handle holding device is lowered, and the upper latching claw of the handle is engaged with the upper latched portion of the container. Lower part pressed against container side Lower hooked part
The lower hook to be opened by the elasticity of the lower hook and the lower hook is engaged with the lower hook of the container. As a result, it is possible to mechanize and automatically perform the work of attaching the handle, which is unstable and performed manually, and it is possible to significantly improve the work efficiency. Of course, the hooked part of the container and the hook of the handle
The top and bottom may be reversed.

[0007]

In the construction of the first means described above, first, the handle received in the upright posture by the handle holding device is tilted so that the upper latching pawl is above the container into which it is carried, and the upper latch of the handle is latched. Position the pawl so that it corresponds to the upper part of the container. Then, the container carried into the container holding device is held from above and below the axial center part, and then the container is rotated around the axial center to detect the handle mounting position of the container by the handle mounting position detecting device, Stop rotation and position. Furthermore, the container held by the container holding device is raised, or the handle held by the handle holding device is lowered,
Engage the upper hook of the container with the upper hook of the container, press the lower part of the handle against the container, remove the handle from the handle holding device, and lower the hook of the lower hook of the container. Engage the part. As a result, it is possible to mechanize and automatically perform the work of attaching the handle, which is unstable and performed manually, and it is possible to significantly improve the work efficiency.

Further, according to the structure of the second means, holding of the container, detection of the handle mounting position and positioning of the container, engagement of the upper hooking claw, and lower hooking claw in the circulating path of the rotating body. It is possible to perform each of the engaging operations of the above, and it is possible to continuously perform the attachment work of the handle, and it is possible to further improve the efficiency of the attachment work of the handle.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the handle mounting equipment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, the container 1 which is the object to be mounted and the handle 2 which is the object to be mounted will be described with reference to FIG. This container 1
For example, a spigot portion 1b fitted with a cap 3 is formed above a shaft center portion of a cylindrical container body 1a for filling a beverage or the like, and a reinforcing recess 1c for increasing the strength of the container 1 is formed below the shaft center portion of the bottom. Is formed, and a ring-shaped convex portion 1d is projected downwardly around it. In addition, a ring projection (an example of an upper latched portion) 1e that connects the constituent members of the container body 1a is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the container body 1a. Further, an engaging concave portion (an example of a lower hooked portion) 1f is formed at the mounting position of the handle 1 of the ring-shaped convex portion 1d, and the container body above the engaging concave portion 1f is formed corresponding to the engaging concave portion 1f. A mounting position detection mark 4 is marked on 1a.

On the other hand, the handle 2 is made of resin and has elasticity, and the handle body 2a is placed against the side surface of the container body 1a, and the handle portion 2b formed in a U shape at the upper center of the handle body 2a.
And are each formed in a T-shaped cross section. Further, the handle body 2a is formed with an inverted U-shaped upper hook 2c that can be hooked on the ring protrusion 1e of the container 1 at the upper end,
A substantially L-shaped lower hook claw 2d that can be hooked in the engagement recess 1f of the ring-shaped projection 1d is formed at the lower end portion, and the inner edge of the ring-shaped projection 1d is formed at the tip of the lower hook 2d. A semi-circular stopper 2e that is locked to is formed.

This handle mounting equipment, as shown in FIG.
A handle mounting device 12 having a main rotor (an example of a rotating body) 11 that continuously rotates in the direction of arrow D, a container carry-in conveyor 13 and an inlet star wheel 14 and a timing screw device 15 arranged at the inlet of the main rotor 11, A container unloading conveyor 16 and an exit star wheel 17 arranged at the exit of the rotor device 11,
The handle supply device 18 is provided between the inlet star wheel 14 and the outlet star wheel 17 and supplies the handle 2 to the handle mounting device 12.
Is provided with a transfer rotor device 19 that carries the handle 2 into the handle mounting device 12 and a feeder rotor device 21 that transfers the handle 2 supplied from the chute 20 to the transfer rotor device 19.

Next, details of the handle mounting device 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the main rotor 11 is rotatably supported in a support cylinder 32, and a fixed base 3 is attached to a vertical rotation shaft 31 operatively connected to a rotation drive device.
3, a ring-shaped lower substrate 34 and an upper substrate 35 are arranged above the substrate 3 with a predetermined space therebetween, with a supporting member interposed therebetween. Further, container holding devices 36 for supporting the container 1 in an upright posture carried in from the entrance star wheel 14 movably up and down and rotatably arranged over the lower substrate 34 and the upper substrate 35 are arranged at constant pitches, and this container is also provided. Handle mounting position detecting devices 37 for detecting the handle mounting positions of the container 1 held by the holding device 36 are respectively arranged, and further, the handle 2 supplied from the handle supply device 18 is held so as to be tiltable and retractable. And holding device 38 for attaching to the container 1
Is provided for each container holding device 36.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the container holding device 36, a pedestal 41 is arranged on a lower substrate 34, and a through hole 42 formed at the center of the pedestal 41 has an upper end surface. A support rod 43, which has a spherical support surface 43a and rotatably supports the axial center portion of the reinforcing recess 1c of the container 1 from below, is fitted in a vertically movable manner. Also, this support rod 43
A container elevating cam 44 is provided on the fixed table 33 below the
A container elevating cam follower 45 attached to the lower portion of the support rod 43 is brought into contact with the container elevating cam 44 by a restraint cylinder device 46. Therefore, by the action of the container elevating cam 44, the container 1 can be moved up and down at a predetermined position via the container elevating cam follower 45 and the support rod 43.

Further, on the upper substrate 35 above the pedestal 41,
A slide rod 49, which is rotatably and vertically movable via a bearing 47 and a rotary sleeve 48, is provided, and a lower end portion of the slide rod 49 is fitted into a cap 1 with a cap 3 of a container 1 from above. A container holder 50 that can rotate the container 1 is also provided. A coil spring 51 is fitted between the rotary sleeve 48 and the container holder 50 to externally fit on the slide rod 49 and biases the slide rod 49 and the container holder 50 downward. An elevating / lowering drive body 53, which is guided by a guide rod 52 suspended from the upper substrate 35 and is capable of elevating / lowering, is connected via a bearing. A holder elevating cam follower 54 is attached to the elevating / lowering drive body 53, and the holder elevating cam follower 54 is attached to the vertical central shaft 31 by the action of the coil spring 51.
4 is engaged with a holder elevating / lowering cam 56 which is disposed via Therefore, by the action of the holder elevating cam 56, the slide rod 49 and the container holder 50 can be moved up and down via the holder elevating cam follower 54.

The rotary sleeve 48 is externally fitted to a slide rod 49 so that it can be raised and lowered only, and a passive gear 57 is attached to the upper end thereof. A drive gear 59 fixed to the output shaft of the container rotation motor 58 with a brake and a clutch disposed on the upper substrate 35 is meshed with a passive gear 57, and by rotating this container rotation motor 58, the drive gear 59 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the container 1 supported by the support rod 43 can be rotated about the axis raised to the mounting position detection level B slightly above the container delivery level A on the receiving table 41.

In the handle attachment position detection device 37, a mark detection sensor 62 is attached via an attachment member to the upper end of a rotary shaft 61 rotatably provided in the lower substrate 34, and the container 1 is placed on a pedestal 41. The mounting position detection mark 4 of the container 1 rotated at the mounting position detection level B is detected, and the container rotation motor 58 is stopped based on the output signal from the mounting position detection mark 4 to stop the handle 2 held by the handle holding device 38.
The handle mounting position of the container 1 can be positioned by facing the engaging recess 1f of the container 1.

A retreat cam follower 63 is attached to the lower end of the revolving shaft 61 via a lever. The retreat cam follower 63 is connected to the lever by a restraining spring 64.
Is engaged with a retracting cam 65 disposed on the fixed base 33 via a support column. This prevents the handle 2 of the mounted container 1 that descends to the container delivery level A from interfering with the mark detection sensor 62.

The handle holding device 38 is disposed on an upper portion of a support column 71 which is erected on the lower substrate 34, and a handle push-out portion 72 which can be pulled out toward and away from the main rotor 11 in the radial direction. A holding and tilting portion 74 having a handle holder 73 that is swingably supported by the handle moving-out portion 72 and holds the handle 2.
And a tilt drive unit 75 that tilts the handle 2 via the holding tilting unit 74, and a handle pushing unit 76 that pushes the handle 2 and mounts it on the container 1.

That is, the handle withdrawal section 72 is for withdrawing and retracting the handle holder 73 according to the diameter of the container 1 to be handled. A retractable member 78 is attached to the piston rod 11 which is retracted in the radial direction.
The holding and tilting portion 74 has a reverse L
A holder member 80 having a shape is swingably attached to the vicinity of a corner of the holder member 80 via a tangential support pin 79, and a gripping tool for gripping the grip portion 2b of the grip 2 at a lower position of the lower portion of the holder member 80. Two sets of 73 are arranged. A holding stopper 84 for preventing the handle 2 from rising is provided on the upper end of the holder member 80 by a spring urging downward.

As shown in FIG. 4, the gripping tool 73 has a pair of left and right gripping levers 82 supported by a vertical pin 81 so as to be openable and closable in the directions of arrows E and F, respectively, and outwardly in the radial direction of the main rotor 11. Toward each other and is urged toward each other in the closing direction indicated by arrow F by a compression spring 83 provided on the holder member 80 side. And the grip lever 8
The tip ends of the two are respectively formed on the tapered surface 82a having a groove shape, and the projection 82 is formed in the back of the tapered surface 82a.
It is possible to hold the handle 2 by locking the handle portion 2b of the handle 2 which is formed by the handle supply device 18 from the outside in the radial direction of the main rotor 11 to the inside of the protrusion 44b.

The tilting drive portion 75 has a tilting arm 85 projecting inward in the radial direction from the vicinity of a corner portion of the holder member 80, and a piston rod 86a of a handle tilting cylinder 86 provided on a retracting member 78. Is connected to the tilting arm 85 via the long hole and the pin. Therefore,
The handle tilt cylinder 86 is operated to operate the piston rod 86.
By expanding and contracting a, the handle 2 can be tilted in the directions of arrows G and H via the tilting arm 85, the holder member 80 and the gripper 73, and as a result, as shown in FIG. By projecting the pawl 2c above the container 1 and raising the container 1, the ring protrusion 1 of the container 1
e can be fitted to the upper hook 2c.

The handle push-out portion 76 is provided with a handle push-out cylinder 87 at the lower end of the push-out member 78, which allows the piston rod to move forward and backward in the radial direction. The handle push-out cylinder 87 is provided at the lower end of the handle body 2a at the tip of the piston rod. An engageable push member 88 is attached. Therefore, as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 3, the lower part of the handle body 2a is pressed to the container 1 side with the ring protrusion 1e of the container 1 fitted to the upper latching claw 2c, whereby the handle 2 is gripped. When the stopper 2e of the handle 2 is pushed over the engaging recess 1f toward the reinforcing recess 1c, the lower hook claw 2d can be hooked in the engaging recess 1f.

The operation of the above structure will be described below.
When the main rotor 11 is rotated in the direction of arrow D and the grip 2 is supplied from the grip supply device 18 to the grip holding device 38 in the upright posture and held by the grip lever 82 (phantom line in FIG. 1),
The handle tilt cylinder 86 is advanced to tilt the holder member 80 in the direction of arrow G so as not to interfere with the container 1 to be carried in, and the lower hook 2d of the handle 2 is retracted from the carry-in position of the container 1 and The latch claws 2c are arranged at the opposing positions above the ring protrusions 1e of the container 1 to be loaded (FIG. 1).
solid line).

On the other hand, the containers 1 discharged from the container carry-in conveyor 13 via the timing screw device 15 at regular intervals are successively carried into the container holding device 36 of the main rotor 11 from the inlet star wheel 14 and the bottom part of the container 23. And the holder lifting cam 5
By the action of 6, the container holder 50 is fitted into the cap 3 of the spout part 1b from above, and the container 1 is delivered at the container delivery level A.
(Solid line in FIG. 1).

As the main rotor 11 is rotated, the container raising / lowering cam 44 and the holder raising / lowering cam 56 raise the container 1 from the container delivery level A to the mounting position detection level B (solid line in FIG. 2), and the container rotation motor. The container 1 is driven to rotate the container 1 around the axis. The mark detection sensor 6 of the handle attachment position detection device 37
Mounting position detection mark 4 attached to the container body 1a by 2
Is detected, the rotation of the container 1 is stopped by this detection signal, and the engaging recessed portion 1f of the container 1 is opposed to the handle 2 held by the handle holding device 38.

Then, the container 1 is raised from the mounting position detection level B to the handle mounting level C by the action of the container raising and lowering cam 44 and the holder raising and lowering cam 56, and the ring protrusion 1e of the container 1 is attached to the upper hooking claw 2c of the handle 2. Fit them (solid line in Figure 3).

Further, the handle push-out cylinder 87 is advanced so that the push-out member 88 is engaged with the lower portion of the handle body 2a, and the handle 2 is held.
The lower portion of the handle 2 is pushed out toward the container 1 to disengage the handle portion 2b of the handle 2 from the grip lever 82, and the stopper 2e of the handle 2 is brought into contact with the engaging recess 1f of the container 1 and pushed downward.
Then, it is opened and pushed over the engaging recess 1f toward the reinforcing recess 1c, and the lower hook claw 2d is hooked in the engaging recess 1f (FIG. 3).
Virtual line).

Next, the container 1 with the handle 2 is lowered to the container delivery level A and the container holder 50 is raised,
The container 1 is discharged to the container discharge conveyor 16 via the exit star wheel 17. Note that when the container 1 is lowered to the container delivery level A, the swivel shaft 61 is rotated by the action of the avoiding cam 65 so that the mark detection sensor 62 does not interfere with the handle 2 of the container 1 and the mark detection sensor 62 is retracted. ing.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a handle received by the handle holding device in the upright posture, for example, the upper latching pawl is inclined toward the upper side of the container, and the upper latching pawl of the handle is held in the container. It is made to oppose above the upper hooked part of. Then, the container held by the container holding device is rotated around the axis, and the handle mounting position detecting device detects the handle mounting position of the container, and the rotation of the container is stopped and the container is positioned. Further, the container held by the container holding device is raised, or the handle held by the handle holding device is lowered, and the upper latching claw of the handle is engaged with the upper latched portion of the container. Push back the bottom of the handle to the container side while returning to the upright position,
Abut the lower hooked portion and lower the lower hook by its elastic force.
Push it open and engage it with the lower hooked part of the container. As a result, it is possible to mechanize and automatically perform the work of attaching the handle, which has been performed manually due to unstable work, and significantly improve the work efficiency. Of course, the hooked part and handle of the container
The hooks may be turned upside down.

Further, by arranging a plurality of sets of the container holding device, the handle attachment position detecting device and the handle holding device at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, the container holding device described above is held in the circulation path of the rotating body. Detecting the mounting position of the handle, positioning the container, engaging the upper latching claw, and engaging the lower latching claw can be performed, and the handle can be mounted continuously, and the handle can be further mounted. The work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a handle mounting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part showing the operation of the handle mounting apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part showing the operation of the handle mounting apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a handle gripping tool of the handle mounting apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the container and the handle mounted by the handle mounting device.

FIG. 6 is an overall plan view of a handle mounting equipment including the handle mounting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container 1e Ring protrusion (upper latched part) 1d Ring-shaped convex part (lower latched part) 1f Engagement recess 2 Handle 2b Handle 2c Upper latching claw 2d Lower latching claw 3 Cap 4 Mounting position detection mark 11 Main rotor 12 Handle attachment device 18 Handle supply device 36 Container holding device 37 Handle attachment position detection device 38 Handle holding device 41 Cradle 43 Support rod 44 Container lift cam 45 Container lift cam follower 49 Slide rod 50 Container holder 54 Holder lift cam 56 Holder up / down cam follower 58 Container rotation motor 62 Mark detection sensor 72 Handle pull-out part 73 Handle gripper 74 Holding tilting part 75 Tilt drive part 76 Handle push-out part 77 Container-compatible pull-out cylinder 79 Support pin 80 Holder member 82 Grip lever 86 Grip tilt Cylinder 87 Handle extrusion cylinder A Container delivery level B Mounting position detection level C Handle mounting level

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --Continued from the front page (56) References JP-A-60-94237 (JP, A) JP-A-60-99835 (JP, A) JP-B-63-11209 (JP, B1)

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A handle is attached to a container by engaging hooking claws formed on the upper and lower portions of the elastic handle with hooked portions formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the container, respectively. In a handle mounting device to be mounted, a container holding device that holds the vertical position of the axial center of the container and is rotatable around the axial center, and is arranged to face the container held by the container holding device.
And a handle attachment position detection device that detects the position where the container is attached to the handle, and the device is placed facing the side of the container held by this container holding device.
It is location, and a handle holding device for holding the container side projecting and retracting universal big one tiltably arranged, retained container body and a handle held by the container holding device
At least one of the handles held by the device can be raised and lowered.
It is equipped with a lowering mechanism, and is held in the container holding device by the handle attachment position detection device.
The handle mounting position of the container that is held and rotated about its axis.
Detected and held by the container hooked part and the container handle holding device.
The grip holding device
And tilt the handle to attach the upper and lower catches.
Use one of the latching claws to
Face downwards and at least one of the container and handle
By raising and lowering one of the
Engage with one hooked part, and further with the handle holding device.
Tilt the handle to bring the other hooked part closer to the container side.
To bring the other hooking claw into contact with the other hooked part.
A device for attaching a handle to a container, wherein the device is configured to be pushed open and engaged with a hooked portion . 2. A device for mounting a handle on a container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of the container holding device, the handle attachment position detecting device, and the handle holding device are arranged at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body. .